Beaurocratic government(a complex government, multiple layers ie. President sec. Of state) alphabetic wriing ( you could ommunicte with wriing) portable religion( was easy to spreadbkn the idea of heaven, andthat we are all the same)

Why do societis and empires break down?

Eventually it gets to big and there aren't enough funds to keep it going

Geography, what kindbof landscape people lives in

In the schisian people lived in an isolated valley to stay safe. Many villages and cities were cntered around rivers (yellow, and yangZi) for water etc.

What are the two rivers we focused on called?

Yellow( which brought silt called loess) and the yangzi

What is china proper?

Historic china

Who goes where and why

The yangshao lived in underground, it kept them hidden and it kept the air cool

What.did pottery styles reveal about the culture

It revealed how developed the culture was

The xia dynasty

Nobody really knows if it is real(no written reords)

Why was important about the Shang dynasty?

They used oracle bones they were Also the first documented dynasty

What were oracle bones?

Shoulder bones or any other flat large bones that oracles drilled heated ironinto to make be bone crack, the oracle then read the cracks and predicted what would happen to the village if we dis this, or how many people we should bring into battle

Palace architecture

Walled in citys pretty much many people lived inside

The rise of the Zhou

The Zhou began to advance on the Shang but so slowly thatbthe Shang dint notice. Thi took years the Zhou finally crossed the river dividing them and took over

Why did the Hou do this?

Becuase the Shangs village was beginning to be bad, he Zhou assumed that heir mandate of heaven (the all powerful being hives the citie or culture he power to stay in control or stay organized) was taken away

Confucianism 5 relationships

1. Ruler to subject

2. Father to son

3. Husband to wife

4. Older bro to little bro

5. Friend to friend

How many warring states were there?

7

Who was the first emporer of china and what did he do?

Emporer qin shi huang he brought together all the warring states and united china